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So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

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    #4742
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,718 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Works well enough on my phone emulator anyway :)


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    #4743
    Casey120
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Casey120


    Just played some ESPgaluda with a sniff and a tear from the news today that CAVE officially closed their consumer division and goes online/social .

    That will be the end of new Shmup developing :(


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    #4744
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,564 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    And with that, Cave PCB prices quadrupled worldwide :(

    Sad day indeed....good time for Raizing and Toplan to return in full force though! :pac:


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    #4745
    TechnoFreek
    Registered Users Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭TechnoFreek


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    One of the perks of working from home, pop downstairs at lunchtime for some shmup action. 29" vert low res Raiden Fighters loveliness. :cool:

    Mht4wsV.jpg

    One of the perks of working in an office..
    Sitting on the can reading this on my smartphone when I should be at my desk!


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    #4746
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,541 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I committed a cardinal sin yesterday, brought the Snes down to the main tv..
    But, I did it so I could play Chronotrigger and Earthbound, the former of which was started last night. And very nice it is too.
    The music is great and the art is lovely so far.


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    #4747
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I committed a cardinal sin yesterday, brought the Snes down to the main tv..
    But, I did it so I could play Chronotrigger and Earthbound, the former of which was started last night. And very nice it is too.
    The music is great and the art is lovely so far.

    As in a flatscreen tv? Heathen!


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    #4748
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,897 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EnterNow wrote: »
    As in a flatscreen tv? Heathen!

    Yeah heathen!... ahem.
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    #4749
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Yeah heathen!... ahem.

    Not you aswell? I thought you had a crt?


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    #4750
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,897 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Not you aswell? I thought you had a crt?

    No room for one :(
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    #4751
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    No room for one :(

    You did have one though! You got rid of?


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    #4752
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,897 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EnterNow wrote: »
    You did have one though! You got rid of?

    I had to when my parents decided to add the dining room to the kitchen, the dining room was my games room at the time. I had no where to put a massive 32 inch widescreen philips :/
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    #4753
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,540 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Fire Emblem! God damn perma death!
    Also thAt Titania one on the horse, killed Ilyana before I could get Ike to talk to her?
    Played through the level because I for some reason thought she would join after the battle, she doesn't because she is dead.
    Lost interest and couldn't be arsed resetting.


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    #4754
    [Deleted User]
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    Played through 4 swords this weekend with a couple of mates, really fun with the gba's hooked up, then decided to run through super metroid, i've forgotten so much. Might carry on and go through prime next, been too long since I last played through that.


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    #4755
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I committed a cardinal sin yesterday, brought the Snes down to the main tv..
    But, I did it so I could play Chronotrigger and Earthbound, the former of which was started last night. And very nice it is too.
    The music is great and the art is lovely so far.

    Ah being allowed to come downstairs and play on the big tv, happy days.

    Played through the first dungeon of Oracle of Seasons yesterday, very nice really want to see more of the changing seasons mechanic.


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    #4756
    cavemeister
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭cavemeister


    Playing Shinobi at the moment - Its on XBL. The Original game. Can finish the entire game with one life :)


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    #4757
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    The Legend Of Zelda on the 3DS. It's really uncomfortable after a while, & I don't like the d-pad on it all that much either. I'm officially in need of a 3DS-XL. Sigh, first world problems


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    #4758
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,564 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    EnterNow wrote: »
    The Legend Of Zelda on the 3DS. It's really uncomfortable after a while, & I don't like the d-pad on it all that much either. I'm officially in need of a 3DS-XL. Sigh, first world problems

    Not fond of the D pad on it at all either :( Just use the circle pad for everything.

    Have you played Mighty Switch Force? Great little game. Been trying to finish off the last few levels recently.


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    #4759
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Not fond of the D pad on it at all either :( Just use the circle pad for everything.

    Yeah I've resorted to this with Zelda, it just 'feels' wrong though. The d-pad is pretty poor isn't it?
    Have you played Mighty Switch Force? Great little game. Been trying to finish off the last few levels recently.

    Nah not yet, is there a demo of it?


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    #4760
    Alter Egotist
    Registered Users Posts: 553 ✭✭✭Alter Egotist


    Been walled in over the weekend catching up playing games. loving crisis force on the famicom at the moment. it's such an amazing game. dug out a couple of fds games recently also and I've started playing my way through Mario castleviania hack again and ai sensai nicol


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    #4761
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,540 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Alter Egotist wrote: »
    Been walled in over the weekend catching up playing games. loving crisis force on the famicom at the moment. it's such an amazing game. dug out a couple of fds games recently also and I've started playing my way through Mario castleviania hack again and ai sensai nicol

    Crisis Force is an absolute beast of a nes game. Music is top notch as well.


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    #4762
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,564 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Thought I'd have a go at finishing Comixs Zone this evening. No such look! Death was waiting for me on level 4.

    Bastard hard game. One of the nicest looking MD games I reckon.


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    #4763
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,779 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    yeah really is a dickhead of a game. The bosses are just sick hard. Gorgeous game indeed...surprised the whole trapped in a comic thing didnt pop up more in games....seems kinda obvious


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    #4764
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,718 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Little bit of Pier Solar, looks good and sounds nice :)


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    #4765
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,541 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Arkanoid on the DS with my new Paddle Controller, lovely jubbly!


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    #4766
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,564 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Started Bayonetta last night - why didn't anyone tell me how good this was???

    Okay so people told me it was good and to play it, but nobody really said just how good. It's bloody brilliant!! Best action game I've played this gen.


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    #4767
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Started Bayonetta last night - why didn't anyone tell me how good this was???

    Okay so people told me it was good and to play it, but nobody really said just how good. It's bloody brilliant!! Best action game I've played this gen.

    Because its a pile of pants.

    Well not entirely, I was really excited to play it but once I got into it I was really disappointed, it just felt like utter chaos to me and the presentation was absolutely appalling, I gave up after a couple of hours.

    Perhaps I just don't have the mad skills but I found it too frustrating.


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    #4768
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,564 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    valleyoftheunos wrote: »
    Because its a pile of pants.

    Well not entirely, I was really excited to play it but once I got into it I was really disappointed, it just felt like utter chaos to me and the presentation was absolutely appalling, I gave up after a couple of hours.

    Perhaps I just don't have the mad skills but I found it too frustrating.

    I thought the same after an initial play of about 30 minutes.

    When you give it a bit more attention though the action is really fluid and intuitive. Some of the environments and bosses are really spectacular, in a Shadow of the Colossus kind of way.

    It's a really really great game.


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    #4769
    brianon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭brianon


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Arkanoid on the DS with my new Paddle Controller, lovely jubbly!

    Glad to see you got it :)


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    #4770
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,897 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    valleyoftheunos wrote: »
    Because its a pile of pants.

    Well not entirely, I was really excited to play it but once I got into it I was really disappointed, it just felt like utter chaos to me and the presentation was absolutely appalling, I gave up after a couple of hours.

    Perhaps I just don't have the mad skills but I found it too frustrating.

    Philistine.
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    #4771
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,184 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Started Bayonetta last night - why didn't anyone tell me how good this was???

    Okay so people told me it was good and to play it, but nobody really said just how good. It's bloody brilliant!! Best action game I've played this gen.

    You just weren't paying enough attention to us! It many years on remains one of this generation's giddy heights.

    If you're playing on normal, start on hard as soon as you're finished. Trust me on that. The combat system transforms from great to poetic. Have rarely been so compelled by a game's, well, gameplay.


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